Enter, Torquemada Many thousands did convert, but in 1478 the Spanish Inquisition was created with the idea of imposing religious unity on Spain.

Washington didn't try to impose unity on his department heads or color their views or stifle dissent.

How the United States and its Western allies might impose unity on this fragmented country remains unclear.

Short observes that the opening motif makes several reappearances without being identified with a particular character, but imposes musical unity on the work.

"Europe is formed by different languages, cultures, apprehensions that make it impossible to impose unity by the year 2000," he said.

The outside world cannot impose reconciliation and unity in Bosnia.

A switch to single-member parliamentary districts could sharply reduce election costs and impose unity on party factions.

It would be impossible to impose dramatic unity on this piece, but the director, Roger Franklin, and the cast do what they can.

He was a strong man, a devout Moslem certain it was his mission to impose unity on a fractious country.

The cost of this advance is heavy, and even if the north takes Aden, it will not impose unity by force.